Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev ought to simply have a bonus examine ready for them as quickly as they enter the octagon.
In a uncommon incidence, the light-weight fan favorites received Struggle of the Night time once more for his or her rematch at UFC 313 on Saturday in Las Vegas. The 2 additionally earned the award for his or her first combat at UFC 286 in March 2023. Gaethje received each fights by determination.
Their second assembly was simply as hotly contested as the primary, however the extra skilled Gaethje ultimately turned the quantity as much as a degree that Fiziev couldn’t match, and he left T-Cell Area with a trio of 29-28 scores. Fiziev can console himself with one other $50,000 bonus examine after stepping in as a substitute for an injured Dan Hooker on 10 days’ discover.
Gaethje and Fiziev each added to their unreal UFC bonus tallies, with Gaethje having 14 bonuses throughout 14 fights, and Fiziev now proudly owning seven bonuses in 10 UFC appearances.
The identical pairing successful a number of Struggle of the Nights is uncommon, although it has occurred a number of instances within the UFC, together with Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz, Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz, Charles Oliveira vs. Nik Lentz, and Sam Stout vs. Spencer Fisher.
Efficiency of the Night time bonuses went to fundamental card lightweights Mauricio Ruffy and Ignacio Bahamondes. Ruffy scored the most effective knockout of 2025 with a spinning wheel kick KO of King Inexperienced, whereas Bahamondes wanted lower than a spherical to attain a triangle choke submission of Jalin Turner.
